Autographic register.



S.R.SHOUR AUTOGRAPHIG REGISTER. APPLICATION FILED N0v.1s,19o9. EBNBWBDooT.1s

Patented May 26, 1914.

Attest:

:graphically transferred to the strips unil-ev 'ofvleeping the printedi'ornis O-i the various SAMUEL R. SHOUP, OIF HOBQK'EN, NEVJ JERSEY.

UTGGRPHIC REGISTER.

E sgfg, Specification of Letters Patent. Pgrignqgq' igby 2R35 i9@ 1eApplication ile Eweznber 13, w09, Serial No. 527,776. Renewed. Uetober1G, 1913. Serial No. 795,563.

ifo @ZZ fui/720m it may concern it known that l, SAMUEL R. Siioir, aCitizen oi' the United States, a residentol Ellobolcei-i, in the eo-untyoi' Hudson .and ate ot' New Jersey', have invented certa-in new aniluseful linnn-(nements in Antogra-phic Registers, of which the followinga spee-i-lieation.

'flhis invention relates to what, iro generally known as au'togfrapliieregisters, suoli devices comprising a snit-able casing within which areniountetlwa plurality of rolls of Apaper strips, each usually hai/'ing aseries ot' printed forms thereon, which strips are adapted `to he hrouglt over a suitable tablet or platen with *.ianifoliling material therebetween` whereby 'ivo-rds or characters which are written upon the topstrip will be antoneath, after which the portions of the strips vvhiehrave been written np'on are withslrawn from the. easing and detached,thereby thawing` new portions or forms' upon the tablet or platen foranother writing' operation. lt is well known to those familiar with theuse of these devices, that the principal difficulties encountered arevfirst, that strips' in proper register with each other; second. that 'ofinsuring' withdrawal of the superposeil enils ol the strips throughpreeisely ythe proper distance, so that the forms (letaeheil inay Ahe othe ri`-`A size ainl the foi-ins left ou the tablet or platen in properposition for the nentV .i weeding writing operation Partieularly, whereineoliauicziil means are employe/[i te advancethe paper strips.aiitoinati :ally checking movement lhereiul2 ai the proper point with orwithout ille provision of means Vfor severing the projeeting' ein'lportions olI the strips, it iinportant that such inee'ianisin ope-,ratewith the utmost preei* l' on. slight anil immaterial variations during`the first of a reries of Operations gradually inei-easin;y until iluringthe last ot such series the forms are, Completely out oi ree's'ter bothwith the tablet or platen and with eaeh other. l"ur thernuire, it issometimes i'isireijl to provide for the 'retention within the casing ofone of the strips for purposes of record, in such manner that it will heinieessilfleeXn vention is the yprovision of a flevice olf thiseharaeter which 'will insure' Athe withclra al oi just the properlengths of Strips after each writing; operation, which' will keep thehrinteil i'orins` in perfect register, and which will autoniaiioallysever the enti portions of the -srips whiifh have been written upon anil,vitlnlrawiny Celiveringl one or more thereorp Yto areessible positionand siiorini,r another thereof in convenient forni within lio loelzeflCasing'.

Illy invei'ition will he more reailily ui'nlerstooil' hy reference tothe accompanying drawings. iorining' a part of tl'iisi specifi/faiion,in whieh Figure. l is a longitiulinal vertical' tion oi an autographieregister emborilying thereof, taken substantially on the lino oli Fig,l, and Fig'. 3 a vertical section jrken substantially n the line l-3 ofFig.

Reiter-rn now Yto the drawings in detail, numeral ll refers to asuitable metallic i,nstrn 'tion, inountetl upon the usual baseboaril l2.ln the side walls of the casing are inounteil in the usual manner thespools upon which are wonnil the usual rolls l l?) of paper slrips,nerally three in number. Froni these rol theI paper :strips are passedover suitable ii'ller rollers il and across a tablet or platen l5 belowa corresponding orifice 16 in the. top laoe of the easing', where carbonsheetsor other suitable ]nanitoliling' inateriahare interposed betweenthe strips in such manner as to be helcl stationary while said Stripsar'x drawn across the saine. At the forwarcl end of the platen l5, are.journalecl the 4,grip rollers l? and 1S, preferably yieldingly held ineli-)So The principal object of the present inf in v invention; Fig. 2is a transverse section ingr or' ronnnon anc-l well-known forni anil"Cer n?, :.L'l

Contact witli eacli other to trictioioel-ly engage the Superposcd stripeunich are advanced in the usual inuouer upon rotation. of said rollers.it tlie end ot Suid. rollers are provided the iueslied gez-rs lS) and2t), respectively, insuring equal Vvelooities. when said rollers arerotated. Preferably the lower roller 11T is provided with a Cr'iil 2l.,exterior or the using, by miens of 'which are rotated. Journaled inthee. or the easing is tlie shaft 22, driven by ineens, of L gear *28 tromthe roller it' tl'irr li the interposed 2li and 9,5 in 1 r und with the`gears 'i9 and respectively. i

Mounted upon tire oaee ot tlie easing :ire

I the etrindarde E26 2G, iu which .ie journaled 'the eliat't Q?, looseupon Wliieli is the drum. 28 to Wluelfi i5 eeeurecl the rear 29. Withinthe drum is provided a spiral spring f3() having one thereof secured tothe outer wall o' the drum ind tire end thereof to the sli-aft @n the 2Qis provided a pinion Si. in. mesh withl the and adapted :pou rotation ottlie roller l? 1u tlie direction to advance the strips, to rotate saiddrum egaiuet tlio ,fiction of the spring 3f) and tli tore energy in saidspring to rotate the strait Mounted on said shaft one ou. each. eide ottlie drum. 2S are t-lie eoiral com disks and 32', eaeli provided li stopadapted to 'be engaged by the tente and respectively. These dey p ed, asshown, in, l saio. stop-dens, und each t tapering or wedgeeliaped nd tohe engaged by a pin 'u tlie drum 28, the pin 35 to engage the deteut2323 and .roin tlie stop in lthe ie piu. 3G being adapted to rneiigiedtace oit the detent 34t- 'uw the seine troni the Stop in in Suitableslide bearings in the S: the trarne Si", the knife to reciprocatevertically, anl .ocation between. the e 'oss-bars flo of rlie casting,to sever the taperat tl, poirt. The shaft 27 is u i (tra cranks .il andeti. et the y while connecting' rods l-B and o rely, are pivoted to theende ot mit to the ends ot the urine or #to and lo cured to the knife3S. u rrd. iu the `ide ineinbers of the easing; il .is the err. bar it?.which is preferm order to direct the two ebljv tapering; Lippe":istripf\I oi pu per to accessible position. Y of the sing, tlie lowerstrip peseino' beneath tli saine. es shown in Fig. .i'liif; tizlrprovided ivili apertures afd tlii'oiwli which the spike-tiles orotebliers et?? which ure mounted upon the reeaese lfniife 38. Thesespilreeiiles or stabbers 4.19 preferably comprise a horizontal portion,the end of ivliieli is secured to the lolite und projects torwardlytherefrom, being bent to provide the vertical portion, shown, at theupper end of which is provided the head 50 Wliicn tapers to a piercingpoint adapted to penetrate and pass through the lower sheet and engagethe same in the usual man ner to eznrv it downwardly upon downwardmovement ot seid. knife and etalobers.

Below the bar 39 and. in iront ot the roll ere 1.7 and 1S, l prefer toprovide the comparatively tl'nn guide bars 5l and designed to separatetlio lower from the tivo upper strips oi paper, the lower strip passingbetween the guides l and and. the other strips passing between the guidet7 and tlie bnr These members are so positioned as to hold the paperstripe in propel' position for the operation ot the knife 38. it willnow be apparent that when the crank. Il is rotated in tire properdirection, the gripping; rollers i? and 18 will advance the paper Stripsacross the platen 1.5, tlie tivo upper strips passing out oi the easing'in the inanuer shown and the lower strip being` guided oy the memberet? into the forward end o1 the oasiiw. As tlie roller 17 is rotated,the gear train `will effect rotation of the sliatt and. through thepinion 31. rotatie the `gear 29 and store energy' in the spring 30. saidgear :29 and the drum 2S are rotated, the pine and 3G will advance. oneslightly ahead ot Lthe other tor reasonv ivlneli Will be hereinafterexplained, operating' in turn to Withdraw the detente 3l and B3, on eachoccasion releasing; the sli-att 2 for rotation through a slight arewhich is cheeked by the detent and next through a inueli longer are andagain checked by the detent 3ft. Rotation of the ,allait 2i Will,through tl'ie oranlre eil and 4t2, reciprocate the knife 38 andtherewith the 9 spike-tiles 7/ or saboers 4:9. end portions of all threestrips are detached, the stabbers fl?) passing upwardly through theapertures L18, thus piercing the lowest detached sheet, and operating tore'tirri the eamo with. said stabbers into the reoi'aptaele therefor intlie forward part of the eeeinm The two upper detached sheets areremoved .tor usein the usual course ot business.

The spring rliould be of considerable power iu order that the imite andstabbers may be reoiprocated with `great rapidity and thoroughly performtheir functions. if this spring is made suitloiently powerful, it Willbe apparent that if one detent alone be enr ployed, there "would oe apossibility that the shaft 2?', rotating with suoli great velocity,would ineke one revolution prior to the detent living returned toposition to stop the saine. ifm this account, I. provide tivo de As theknife is raised, the

roes,

tents, the first releasing said shaft' for a short arc and thenreturning to operL tive posit-ion and insuring the engagementoit thedisk when said other detent has been Withdrawn to release the shaft forits rotation through the great are. It Will be furthermore apparent thatthe snring is self-winding, being Wound trom the gripping rollers 1T andreliered upon each rotation or' the shaft Q7. hviously, a spring-presseddetent must be provided to hold the drum 28, through the gear 29,against rotation under action ci the spring 30.

Many modiiications of minor details ot my improved antographic registerwill doubtless suggest themselves to those skilled in the art to which-it appertains, and I therefore do not desire to limit my invention tothe spccilic construction hereinafter shown and described.

l. claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. En an autographic register, the combination, with means for rotatablymounting a plurality of rolls of paper strips ,with the end portions ofsaid strips directed over a suitable. platen, of a knife adapted to bereciprocated across the path of movement of said strips, normallychecked means constantly tending to reciprocate said knife, and meansfor releasing said reciprocating means when a predetern'iined length ofstrip has heen drawn across said platen.

2. ln an autographic register, the comlination, with means for rotatablymounting a plurality of rolls of paper strip with the end portions ofsaid strips directed over a suitable platen and means for advancing saidstrips across said platen, of a. knife adapted to be reciprocated acrossthe path ol movement of said strips, normally checked means constantlytending to reciprocate said knife, and means actuated by stripsadrancingmeans to release said reciprocating means when predetermined lengthA oistrip has been-diL 'vn across said platen. i 3. In an autographicregister, the coinloimation, with means for rotatably mounting Japlurality of rolls of paper strips with the end portions thereofdirected over a suitable platen, of a knife adapted to locrecii'irocated .across the path of movement of all of said strips, a.piercing tile adapted to be reciprocatcd across the path of movement o1"one of said strips only and engage. said strip, normally checked meansconstantly tending to reciprocate said knife and said file, and meansfor releasing said reciprocating means when a-predetermined length ofstrip has been drawn across said platen.

d. In an autographic'register, the combi-- nation, with means forrotatably mounting a plurality of rolls of .paper strips with the endportions thereof directed over a suitable platen, of a knife adapted toce reciprocated across the path ci? movement of all of said strips, apiercinglile adapted to be recipro cated across the rath of movement ot"one of said strips only and engage said strip, nor mally checked meansconstantly tending` to reciprocate said knife and said tile, and meansactuated lo-y said strip-advancing means to release said reciprocatingmeans when a. predetermined length or" strip has been drawn across saidplaten.

ln an autographic register, the combina tion, With means for rotatablymount-ing a plurality of l end portions thereof directed over a suitableplaten, 'of a knife adapted to he reciprocated across the path omovementA of said stri a spring :tor reciprocating said knife,

vmeans for checking movement of said knife under action of said spring,and means for releasing saidr checking means when predetermined lengthot' strip has been drawn across said platen.

ln an autographic register, the combination, with means for rotatablymounting a plurality of rolls of paper strips with the end portionsthereorn directed over a suit able platen, of knife adapted to hereciprocated across the path of movement ot said strips, a spring forreciprocating said knife, means normally checking movement of said knifeunder action ot said spring, and means for automatically releasing saidchecking means When a predetermined length of strip has been drawnacross said platen.

T, In an autographic register', the combination, with means forrotatably mounting a vplurality of rolls or' paper strips with ythe endportions thereof directed over a suitable platen, of a knife adapted toloe reciprocated across the pat-h of movement of said strips, a springfor reciprocating said knii'e, means normally checking4 movement of saidknife under action o said spring, means for automatically' releasingsaid checking means when a predetermi edlength of strip has been drawnacross said platen, and means for restoring the energy or" said springbythe operation of withdrawing said strips.

8. ln an autographic register, the combination. with means for rotatablymounting a plurality of rolls of paperstrips with the end portionsthereoi:l directed over a suitable platen, and means operable to advancesaid strips in unison across said platen, of a knife adapted to hereciprocated across the path of movement of said strips, normallychecked means constantly tending to reciprocate said knife, and meansactuated by said advancing mea-ns to release said checking means vwhen apredetermined length of strip has heen drawn across said platen.

t). in an aumgraphic register, the combi rolls of paper strips with theyllt;

nation, with means for rotatably mounting; a plurality of rolls of paperstrips with the end portions thereof directed over a snitaole platen,and means operable to advance said strips in unison across said platen,of a knife adapted to be reciprocated across the path of movement ofsaid strips, a spring for reciprocating; said knife, means non mallychecking` movement of said knife nnder action of said spring, and meansactuated by said advancing means for automatically releasing saidchecking,- means when a predetermined length of strip has been drawnacross said platen.

10. In an autographic register, the combii nation, with means forrotatably mounting a plurality of rolls of paper strips with the endportions thereof directed over a suitable platen, and means operable toadvance said strips in unison across said platen, of a knife adapted tobe reciprocated across the path of movement of said strips, a sln'ingfor reciprocating said knife, means normally checking movement of saidknife under action of said spring', means actuated by said advancingmeans for automatically releasing,` said checking means when a.predetermined. length of strip has been drawn across said platen, andmeans for restoring the energy of said spring by the operation ofwithdrawingr said strips.

ll. In an antographic register, the combination, with means forYrotatably mounting" a plurality of rolls of paper strips with the endportions thereof directed over a sait able platen, of a knife adapted tobe reciprocated across the path of movement of said strips, a piercingtile adapted to be reciprocatcd across the path of movement of `one ofsaid strips only and engage said strip, a spring for reciprocating` saidknife and said lile, means for checking movement of said knife and file.under action of said spring, and means for releasing said checkingmeans when a predetermined length of strip has been drawn across saidplaten.

12. In an antographic register, the combination, with means forrotatably mounting a plurality of rolls of paper strips with the endportions thereof directed over a snitable platen, of a knife adapted tobe reciprocated across the path of movement of said strips, a piercingtile adapted to be reciprocated across the pa'th of movement of one ofsaid strips only and engage said strip, a spring for reciprccating` saidknife and said le, means normally checking movement of said knife andfile under action of said spring, and means for automaticallyreleasing;n said checking means when a predeter mined length ofstrip'has been drawn across said platen.

13. tn an autographic register, the combination, with means forrotatably mount- Lacasse ing a plurality of rolls of paper 4strips Withthe end portions thereof directed over a suitable platen, of a knifeadapted to be reciprocated across the path of movement of said strips, apiercing` file adapted to be reciprocated across the path of movement ofone of said strips only and engage said strip, a spring forreciprocatingsaid knife and said tile, means normally checking movementof said knife and tile under action of said spring, means forautomatically releasing said checking,r means when a predeterminedlength of strip has been drawn across said platen, and means forrestoring, energy of said spring by the ope 'ation of withdrawing saidstrips.

14.-. ln an autograpl'tic register, the combination, with means forrotatably mount-ing a plurality of rolls of paper strips with the endportions thereof directed over a suitable platen, and means operable toadvance said. strips in unison across said platen, of a knife adapted tobe reciprocated across the path of movement of said strips, a piercingfile adapted to be reciprocc-.tedl across the path of movement of` oneof said strips only and engage said strip, normally checked meansconstantly tending to reciprocate said knife and said file, and meansactuated by said advancing' means to release said checking,

means when a predetermined length of strip has been drawn across saidplaten.

l5. In an autographic registenfthe combination, with means for rotatablymount ing' a plurality of rolls of paper strips with the end portionsthereof directed over a suitable platen, and means operable to advancesaid strips in unison across said platen, of a knife adapted to bereciprocated across the path of movement ofsaid strips, a piercing tileadapted to loe reciproca` across the path of movement of one of aidstrips only and engage the said strip, a spring for reciprocating saidknife 'and said fila, means normally checking movement of said knife andtile under action' of said sprintf, and means actuated by said advancingmeans` for automatically releasing said checking mea-'ns when apredetermined length of strip' has been drawn across said platen.

1G. ln an antographic register, the combination with means for rotatably.mounting a plurality of rolls of paper strips with the end portionsthereof directed over a suitable platen, and means operable to advancesaid strips in unison across said platen, of a knife adapted to bereciprocate'd across the path of movement of said strips, a piercing.tile adapted to be reciprocated across the path of movement of one ofsaid strips only and engage the said strip, a spring for re'eipro1cating said knife and said file, means non mally checking movement ofsaid knife and tile under action of said spring, means actuated by saidadvancing means for automathereunto set my hand n the presence of twocally releasn said checking means when e Witnesses. predetermne lengthof strip Jnas been drawn across -sad platen, and means for re- 5 storingenergjI of said spring by the opera- Witnesses:

tion of withdrawing said strps.` F. T. WENTWQRTH,

In testimony of the foregoing, I have P. FRANK SONNEK.

SAMUEL R. sHoUP."

